Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Sam Spratt has made a significant impact in digital art with his series of paintings centered on an australopithecus named Luci. This series culminated in The Monument Game and The Masquerade, two observation-based artworks and games hosted on Nifty Gateway in August 2023 and February–March 2025. Born in 1988 and based in New York, Spratt applies traditional painting techniques to digital can...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Sam Spratt has made a significant impact in digital art with his series of paintings centered on an australopithecus named Luci. This series culminated in The Monument Game and The Masquerade, two observation-based artworks and games hosted on Nifty Gateway in August 2023 and February–March 2025. Born in 1988 and based in New York, Spratt applies traditional painting techniques to digital can...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Ana María Caballero is a multidisciplinary artist, born in 1981 in Miami, raised in Colombia, and currently based in Madrid, Spain. She is a distinguished poet and author with her work exploring motherhood and the tension between biological processes and their cultural implications. Caballero has created waves for poetry in the NFT space not only with her works but also with the foundation of...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Ana María Caballero is a multidisciplinary artist, born in 1981 in Miami, raised in Colombia, and currently based in Madrid, Spain. She is a distinguished poet and author with her work exploring motherhood and the tension between biological processes and their cultural implications. Caballero has created waves for poetry in the NFT space not only with her works but also with the foundation of...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Osinachi is a self-taught digital artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. Born in 1991, he grew up in Aba, where before developing an interest in visual art, he had a passion for writing and literature. [1] He wrote poems, plays, short fiction stories, and essays, and was an active member of the writing community of the University of Nigeria. In one of his essays, A Man and his Breasts, Osinachi goes...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Osinachi is a self-taught digital artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. Born in 1991, he grew up in Aba, where before developing an interest in visual art, he had a passion for writing and literature. [1] He wrote poems, plays, short fiction stories, and essays, and was an active member of the writing community of the University of Nigeria. In one of his essays, A Man and his Breasts, Osinachi goes...

This text was initially written as part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich and later updated for a journal submission.AbstractThis study examines the emerging trend of museums integrating Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) into their permanent collections and the technical challenges they face in preserving these digital assets. Despite widespread media narratives declaring NFTs obsolete following the market downturn of 2022, leading cultur...

This text was initially written as part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich and later updated for a journal submission.AbstractThis study examines the emerging trend of museums integrating Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) into their permanent collections and the technical challenges they face in preserving these digital assets. Despite widespread media narratives declaring NFTs obsolete following the market downturn of 2022, leading cultur...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Mitchell F. Chan is a conceptual artist born in 1982 in Canada, currently based in Toronto. He has been involved in the art world with new media installations and exhibitions across North America since 2006. Chan studied architecture and a lot of his early career was dedicated to public art, making large scale sculptures in parks and plazas. [1] Over time his art progressively dematerialized ...

Part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich. Mitchell F. Chan is a conceptual artist born in 1982 in Canada, currently based in Toronto. He has been involved in the art world with new media installations and exhibitions across North America since 2006. Chan studied architecture and a lot of his early career was dedicated to public art, making large scale sculptures in parks and plazas. [1] Over time his art progressively dematerialized ...